Hello everyone! It's nice to find a list for my kind of tech. I'm the proud new owner of a used 5300c -- just exactly what I wanted (We run a 6500 and a 6400 desktop systems.)
It came with a klunky but usable external scsi CD-rom, and as soon as I got it home I upgraded to 8.6 from 8.1, which is what the desktop systems are running. I also picked up a Farallon Air Dock Ir unit which I was hoping to hook up to one of the desktops, but I've run into some problems with that. Two main questions for right now: That Air Dock. The documentation that came with it says you need to be running 7.1 or later, but it talks about the network panel and other things which I believe got wiped away with the later os's. The 6500 doesn't even see the dock when it is connected to the serial and the passthru adb. I think I need a later version of the airdock driver or the airpath software, and I think there is one. Does anyone have one of these running? The other thing that would be helpful: the cafe where I do a lot of writing has a free dsl connection. I use a cable modem hooked up to the 6500 at home - so I don't know a thing about dsl, and haven't had to think about a regular dial up modem for over a year. I have a 14.4 pc card modem for the 5300, what else will I need to take advantage of the dsl connection at the cafe? Do I need an ethernet card, and will a pc card/ethernet type device work on my pb? I also have some usb devices that I'd like to be able to use on the go with the 5300. Is there a pc card to usb device that's worth looking at? By way of introduction, I write and maintain a website, my husband uses the computers for graphics. Lately, I've been getting more into using the graphics stuff as I slide over toward digital photography, and he's sliding over toward getting into more audio uses for the 6400. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax http://taxes.yahoo.com/ -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
